Simone Moretti, Nicolas N Duprey, Alan D Foreman, Anthea Arns, Sven Brömme, Jonathan Jung, Xuyuan E Ai, Alexandra Auderset, Aaron L Bieler, Camino Eck, Jesse Farmer, Barbara Hinnenberg, Matthew Lacerra, Jennifer Leichliter, Tina Lüdecke, Sergey Oleynik, Florian Rubach, Mareike Schmitt, Marissa Vink, Tanja Wald, Maayan Yehudai, Daniel M Sigman, Alfredo Martínez-García
UNLABELLED: The analysis of the nitrogen (N) isotopic composition of organic matter bound to fossil biomineral structures (BB-δ15 N) using the oxidation-denitrifier (O-D) method provides a novel tool to study past changes in N cycling processes. METHODS: We report a set of methodological improvements to the O-D method, including (a) a method for sealing the reaction vials in which the oxidation of organic N to NO3 - takes place, (b) a recipe for bypassing the pH adjustment step before the bacterial conversion of NO3 - to N2 O, and (c) a method for storing recrystallized dipotassium peroxodisulfate (K2 S2 O8 ) under Ar atmosphere...
January 15, 2024: Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry: RCM